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Panchito Gómez Toro
Francisco "Panchito" Gómez Toro was a Cuban lieutenant and war hero in the Cuban War of Independence. He was known for being the son of Máximo Gómez and for his death at the Battle of San Pedro at the young age of 20. Early years On the afternoon of March 11, 1876, the La Reforma farm in Jatibonico saw the birth of Panchito, the fourth son of Máximo Gómez Báez and or Manana. His father couldn't be close with his son in the first months of his life due to his participation in the Ten Years War, which Cuba had already become his homeland. He couldn't even be there when Manana and his children had to leave for Jamaica and it was not until March 1878 that the whole family managed to reunite. Still an infant, Panchito, by assuming simple household chores, showed his sense of responsibility, which was distributed daily in the midst of the family's economic hardship. Together with his admiration for his father, whom he sometimes imitated in his childhood games, he reciprocally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatibonico
Jatibonico is a municipality and town in the Sancti Spíritus Province of Cuba. Demographics In 2022, the municipality of Jatibonico had a population of 42,027. With a total area of , it has a population density of . Catholic Parish Church A gallery of stained glass windows can be found at Jatibonico's St. Joseph Catholic Parish Church, unique in its kind in the whole of Cuba. Image:1-Vitral_del_Repudio_de_José_a_María.jpg, Stained glass where Joseph resolved to send Mary away quietly (). Image:6-Vitral_del_regreso_a_Nazareth.jpg, Stained glass representing the Sacred Family returd to Nazareth (). Jatibonico Oil Field The Jatibonico Oil Field was discovered in the early 1950s by Grupo Jarueca after surface oil seeps were noticed in the area. Oil was discovered at a depth of about 1,100 feet in a marly shale within a structural high. This was the first new field discovered in the post-World War II era and the start of several more fields in the Central Basin of Cuba. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Maceo Grajales
Lt. General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales (June 14, 1845December 7, 1896) was a Cuban general and second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence. Fellow Cubans gave Maceo the nickname "The Bronze Titan" (), nickname that he earned after being wounded several times in battle. Spaniards referred to Maceo as the "Greater Lion" (''el León Mayor''). Maceo was one of the most noteworthy guerrilla leaders in 19th century Latin America, comparable to José Antonio Páez of Venezuela in military acumen. Early years Maceo was the son of a Venezuelan farmer and dealer in agricultural products, , and a mulatto Cuban woman of Dominican descent, Mariana Grajales y Cuello. His father when still a young man, fought for the Spanish against the forces for independence led by Simón Bolívar, José Antonio Páez and others. In 1823, he moved from Caracas, Venezuela, to Santiago de Cuba after some of his comrades were exiled from South America. Maceo was born June 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Cirujeda
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Communitatis'' (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of ''Pater Communitatis''. In areas of Spain where Basque is spoken, "Patxi" is the most common nickname; in the Catalan areas, "Cesc" (short for Francesc) is often used. In Spanish Latin America and in the Philippines, people with the name Francisco are frequently called "Pancho". " Kiko"and "Cisco Cisco Systems, Inc. (using the trademark Cisco) is an American multinational digital communications technology conglomerate corporation headquartered in San Jose, California. Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, s ..." is also used as a nickname, and "Chicho" is another possibility. In Portuguese, people na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
